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      3.9

      70% would recommend to a friend

      (1,128 total reviews)
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      Dr. Laurie Leshin

      59% approve of CEO

      17% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.1

      Senior management

      NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,128 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      Feb 4, 2026

      JPL Staff Assistant

      Staff assistant iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      I was lucky to report directly to the manager I supported. I was able to advance my education and created a synergy with my direct manager and the team for almost 10 years.

      Cons

      Restructure decimated the department I supported. The manager I reported to was assigned to support the executive office. There is no path forward for Staff Assistants to promote to after the re-orgs.

      5.0
      Feb 4, 2026

      Favorite Place I've Worked

      Mechanical engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - people, mentorship, technology, culture, projects: every single box is checked - opportunity for career growth is properly scaled and available. Tons of mentorship opportunities - can really catapult yourself here and contribute to literal satellites and rovers going to space/other planets

      Cons

      - red tape (federal institution), not as bad as other federal institutions though - often too risk averse and can't get out of their own way when trying to design and implement successful designs. This rigor can be annoying, but is admittedly why JPL's success rate is so high.

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